24/08/2026
AITAH for not wanting my mother in law to be in the room when I give birth?
Me 23yo and my partner 24 yo are about to have our 2nd child - this pregnancy has already been tough with us going back and forth whether we were ready for another and then decided we were.
In my first pregnancy I made sure no one even new we were in labour as my mother and my mother in law were very insistent they should be in the room to witness their first grandchild being born. This time around my mother doesn’t really care as she will be looking after our 2 year old - where are my partners mother is demanding she be in there. I have tried to make it clear to her that it’s not happening as this moment for me and my partner plus I would feel extremely uncomfortable with her telling me how to birth our baby as she has already belittled everything about my birth plan. She has told my partner she will be in the room no matter what and it’s not up to me as we kept the first birth from her and keeps saying I’m tearing her relationship with her grandchildren apart - I should also mention she has demanded she hold him first even before me! So AITAH for not letting her in? And how can I deal with this!
Thanks!